diff --git a/src/s_sound.cpp b/src/s_sound.cpp
index abc11b255..b6aefd868 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_sound.cpp
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ sfxinfo_t *S_LoadSound(sfxinfo_t *sfx, FSoundLoadBuffer *pBuffer)
 		DPrintf(DMSG_NOTIFY, "Loading sound \"%s\" (%td)\n", sfx->name.GetChars(), sfx - &S_sfx[0]);
 
 		int size = Wads.LumpLength(sfx->lumpnum);
-		if (size > 0)
+		if (size > 8)
 		{
 			auto wlump = Wads.OpenLumpReader(sfx->lumpnum);
 			auto sfxdata = wlump.Read(size);
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ static void S_LoadSound3D(sfxinfo_t *sfx, FSoundLoadBuffer *pBuffer)
 	else
 	{
 		int size = Wads.LumpLength(sfx->lumpnum);
-		if (size <= 0) return;
+		if (size <= 8) return;
 
 		auto wlump = Wads.OpenLumpReader(sfx->lumpnum);
 		auto sfxdata = wlump.Read(size);